- Hang a plumb bob from the outlet to the drain to use as a guide while you draw several marks on the wall with a pencil to show you where the downpipe will run.
- Join the marks up with a straight edge, creating a line to show where the centre of the downpipe will be.
- Position a downpipe clip at the top of wall, in the centre of the pencil line. Mark the position of its fixing holes on the wall. If you need an offset bend, put a downpipe clip directly below the bend.
- Repeat the process down the wall. Make sure there is no more than 1.8 metres between pipe clips.
- Refer to the guttering manufacturer’s instructions to see which drill bit is required. Use a drill to drill the fixing holes and insert wall plugs.
- Fit the first piece of downpipe starting from the outlet and moving towards the drain.
- If you need to add more downpipe, join the two pieces with a pipe socket and clip. Leave a 10mm gap between the end of the pipe and the bottom of the pipe socket, because it will probably expand. Then attach a pipe clip over the joint.
- Continue attaching pipe clips down the length of the downpipe.
- If you need to, fit a downpipe show to direct the water into the drain. Attach a downpipe clip directly below the socket of the shoe.
Kinbrace
Kinbrace is a small town in Sutherland in the Highland council location of Scotland. It lies at the joint of the A897 and B871 and also is 17 miles (27 kilometres) from Helmsdale by road. The town has a station on the Far North Line (also named Kinbrace), and also a primary school. Few people live in the town with the population standing at 828, although this statistic covers a much larger area than Kinbrace itself. The town is represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom constituency of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, where it is represented by Jamie Stone, of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. It is stood for in the Scottish Parliament by Rob Gibson of the Scottish National Party.
